OkCupid App Bug Exposed Email Addresses and Birth Dates

Early adopters of technology are often willing to accept buggier interfaces and higher prices in exchange for a first peek. But are they also willing to risk their privacy?

Case in point: On Tuesday morning, OkCupid.com launched a mobile app called Crazy Blind Date that promises to take much of the decision-making and profile-scouring out of online dating. You name a time and venue, they find you a blind date. But there was one problem: The software behind Crazy Blind Date made users’ email addresses and full birth dates accessible to anyone with the right technical skills, the Wall Street Journal found.

OkCupid plugged the security hole around 1:30pm Eastern time, after the Journal contacted the company.

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